Re: [lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-12 Thread Carol Adkinson
does come with a pricking. Hope this helps, Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'sue' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'bobbin lace' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'Arachne' lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 11:17 PM Subject: RE: [lace] Looking

RE: [lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-11 Thread Sue
Only just seen your email re your 40th anniversary I have seen a lovely clock, you get the clock complete with workings for the face made in lace, sorry I cannot remember who was selling it, it might have been Roseground or Mainly Lace, but you could look at that all the time (unintentional

RE: [lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-11 Thread Daphne Martin
Hello Sue Fireside Reflections makes and sells them.Daphne Martin Burning the midnight oil. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] Looking for ideas Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:17:14 +0100 Only just seen your email re

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2007-10-10 Thread sue
Thank you Clay, I did send it back to your personal mail but it came back, so having to send to the group. I quite like that, will add that to the list for us to choose from soon. Thank you for that. Sue T How about making an edging (as for a handkerchief, only inside-out, with the headside

Re: [lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-10 Thread Carol Adkinson
- Original Message - From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:43 AM Subject: [lace] Looking for ideas I didn't make a piece of lace for our 40th, but Diane Miller made me a pair of bone bobbins - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

[lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-09 Thread sue
I am looking to do a 'special' piece of lace to celebrate our 40th Anniversary, next year. The question is has anyone else done something like this for themselves and what kind of thing. We don't have room to use my original idea of a table runner, and we want something we can see around all the

[lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-09 Thread Jean Nathan
I didn't make a piece of lace for our 40th, but Diane Miller made me a pair of bone bobbins - one had the date of the wedding and flowers from my bouquet painted on it and the other had the date of the anniversary and a ruby coloured rose. She also painted the beads - my initials and the date

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2007-10-09 Thread sue
I had a bobbin done for our Coral wedding anniversary which is lovely and also in use. What I wanted was something for us both to enjoy. Thank you for your idea though. Sue T Dorset UK I didn't make a piece of lace for our 40th, but Diane Miller made me a pair of bone bobbins - one had the

Re: Fw: [lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-09 Thread clayblackwell
How about making an edging (as for a handkerchief, only inside-out, with the headside on the inside) and make a picture frame with it. You could put a picture of you and DH (taken on the anniversary date?) in the frame. If you didn't want to put the lace on the outside, you could attach it to

Re: [lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-09 Thread Lorri Ferguson
How about a framed piece? A nice border (edging) around a central figure (#40) with or with out flourishes. I am sure you could find a pleasing arrangement by combining different elements, possibly use different laces for the parts. Lorri I am looking to do a 'special' piece of lace to